Education and Career Forum

Hello Sir,
I am a final year BCA student. I got placed in an IT company at Chennai.
Some friends and relatives told me to go for full time MCA and some told to join in that company and do a part time MCA. I am really confused. Which will be better for my career and my future. And is the part time MCA has lesser value than full time MCA?
Thank you.

Yes, part time course has lesser value than a full time MCA course. For post graduation course, the institute from which you do it matters a lot since you will bear the tag of it for the entire life. Hence the best option would be to go for a job, get 1-2 years of work experience and then opt for MCA in top institutes of the country. However, you can also opt for another good option which is going for a job and then pursue part time MCA. This option is ideal in the situation wherein you can have growth opportunities in the concerned company where you are working if you have a higher educational qualification. So go for full time MCA if you have the opportunity to do it from a good well-reputed institute.

See , it is always better to go for Regular course in Post graduation . But , in your case it is different . You mentioned that you already got placed in some Company . So , there will not be any chance for you to go for Regular mode of MCA course .

Since , you are already placed in some company , you can go for Distance mode of MCA , Which will not be heldpful for you to get a job in Government sector.

In future , if you want to settle in Government sector job which is based on MCA qualification , then you have to go for MCA in Regular mode now.
Distance MCA is not eligible for most of the Government jobs now-a-day.

Yes, the part time courses are said to have a lesser value than the full time as the MCA has a lot of Practical course.

But if you cannot pursue it on the regular basis due to the job as you have mentioned then you can go for the Part time.

You can pursue it from any university providing a distance learning course and you just have to write the examination.

I have currently joined as software tester , which one would be better for me MCA or Msc IT?